diffusion
noun
the act of diffusing or state of being diffused.
diffusions
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pluralof diffusion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"If countries are found to be significantly and persistently abusing red notices and diffusions, then they should be suspended from the system for a period of time," says Keith.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
The clear sculpture that results is meant to afford the viewer a purely sensual delight in the infinite variety of light, its perpetual diffractions, spontaneous diffusions and prismatic permutations that can go on forever.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a member of the British trio Cream, he transformed simple blues lines into brilliant horizontal diffusions of sound.
From Time Magazine Archive
The inmates we found pious, sensible, and excellent persons, who had devoted many years among their heathen neighbors in philanthropic diffusions of the Gospel.
From Los Gringos Or, An Inside View of Mexico and California, with Wanderings in Peru, Chili, and Polynesia by H. A. (Henry Augustus) Wise
The author exhibits the result of thoughtful study in his expressed views upon the mooted questions of racial origins and diffusions.
From Eighth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1886-1887, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891 by John Wesley Powell
